UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: As of 4:10 p.m. Argus Leader has received a response from Robert Anderson, general counsel for the South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance. Reporters are reviewing the response. Standby for updates to this developing story.

Sioux Falls city officials don't have a copy of a 2016 safety audit of Falls Park, according to a statement issued by the City Attorney's Office Tuesday.

The statement also says information in the audit was "conveyed only generally" to city officials, raising questions about whether anyone in City Hall has actually seen the document used this month to defend safety protocols at the park where at least 10 people have drowned in the last four decades.

Here's what you need to know.

Why are we talking about this report?

The day after 5-year-old Maggie Zaiger drowned at the park earlier this month, the city's emergency manager and the director of parks and recreation both cited the 2016 safety audit when asked about signage and a lack of fencing along the river banks of Falls Park.

"The report they brought back to the city didn’t include any additional recommendations in terms of the river hazards," said Sioux Falls Emergency Manager Regan Smith during a March 19 police briefing.

Don Kearney, director of parks and recreation, also cited the audit, calling it an "independent review" of park safety.

What's in the audit? We don't know. The city denied Argus Leader's request for a copy of the audit on Monday.

Who conducted the audit? The South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance, which insures local government in the state.

Does the city have a copy and who at City Hall has seen it? We're not sure. According to the release from the City Attorney's Office Tuesday, no copy is on file at City Hall, and the insurance company has never "disseminated a report to the city."

"The results of the work conducted by the (South Dakota Public Assurance Alliance) in 2016 were conveyed only generally at the time of the review. The SDPAA has not disseminated a report to the City."

What happens now?

After asking Smith, Kearney, Mayor Mike Huether, Fire Chief Brad Goodroad and Police Chief Matt Burns if they've ever seen the audit findings, Smith, Goodroad and Burns responded that they hadn't. No response was received from Kearney or Huether.

We've also requested answers from the City Attorney, SDPAA Executive Director and former City Attorney David Pfeifle, as well as city spokeswoman Heather Hitterdal, for the following questions:

What does “conveyed only generally” mean - phone calls, emails or meeting between city and SDPAA? In what method was the assessment generally conveyed to the city.

Who within city government was the assessment’s finding generally conveyed to - finance officer, parks director, fire chief, police chief, the mayor, etc?

To clarify this statement “The SDPAA has not disseminated a report to the City”… Does this imply that no one employed with the city has ever read the SDPAA’s 2016 audit?

Why was the 2016 audit conducted? Did the city ask for it to be done by the SDPAA, or are these assessments conducted on a periodic basis by SDPAA for all of its clients?

If the assessment of Falls Park is only a portion of the audit, what else was included in that review?

During the March 19 police briefing, Don Kearney referenced multi-departmental work done in 2013 to assess safety at Falls Park after two people drowned. We’d like a copy of any reports put together as a result of that group’s safety review.

An attorney representing the SDPAA responded late Wednesday afternoon with the answers to some of these questions, which can be found here.